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[New York] For Gay Men, a Fear That Feels Familiar

a unique strain of bacterial meningitis — has cast a pall over the gay night life ... Sharing cigarettes is also bad, but there is a theory in the literature that this is not because of the exchange of saliva but because smoking irritates the mucous mem
New York Times
added May 19, 2013 07:40
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Chronic cough as a neuropathic disorder

In this Personal View, we argue that chronic cough is a neuropathic disorder that arises from neural damage caused by a range of inflammatory, infective, and allergic factors. In support of this idea, we discuss evidence of successful treatment of chroni
The Lancet (uk)
added May 7, 2013 08:34
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[UK] Electronic-cigarettes fears

Chris Bilsborough, 42, used an e-cigarette for four days and was left with a gum infection and spots on his arms and legs. The taxi driver, from Bamber Bridge, near Preston, said: “I sent the electronic thing back to the shop and he said he would give m
Lancashire Evening Post (uk)
added May 3, 2013 15:54
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Smoking in pregnancy triples baby's risk of meningitis

Researchers believe that passive smoking gradually weakens children`s immune system making them more susceptible to the illness, the `Daily Mail` reported. Researchers from the University of Nottingham analysed 18 studies which looked at the link between
Daily Times (pk)
added Apr 28, 2013 19:09
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[Sweden] Women Who Smoke May Have Higher Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Researchers analyzed data collected from 34,000 women, aged 54 to 89, in Sweden, 219 of whom had rheumatoid arthritis.
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Apr 28, 2013 18:57
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[Africa, South Africa] Stop smoking to reduce risk of pneumonia in HIV+

An analysis of previous studies published in the journal BMC Medicine reveals that smokers with HIV were at double the risk of contracting bacterial pneumonia compared to HIV-positive non-smokers. However, when people stopped smoking their risk was reduc
Health-E (za)
added Apr 26, 2013 06:52
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[UK] Smoking Raises Risk of Lung Disease in RA

Risk factors for the development of interstitial lung disease among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) included male sex, smoking, and seropositivity, a researcher reported here. In contrast to RA patients overall, where there is a large female pred
MedPage Today
added Apr 24, 2013 09:27
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[Canada, Sweden] Rheumatoid arthritis risk increases with smoking

Even a few cigarettes a day can increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women.
CBC News (ca)
added Apr 23, 2013 15:01
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[Sweden] Arthritis linked to female smokers

SMOKING just a few cigarettes a day can more than double a woman's risk of rheumatoid arthritis, research has shown. Compared with never-smokers, women who puffed between one and seven cigarettes a day had a 2.31-fold higher chance of developing the dis
AAP (Australian Associated Press) (au)
added Apr 23, 2013 14:19
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Tech-Cigarette.com Discusses the Tobacco Smoking Catastrophe 2013

the University of California, San Francisco has compiled a data that states that in the coming forty years, over eighteen million more tuberculoses cases ... It is therefore very important that smokers adopt a more suitable smoking mechanism, which appar
SBWire
added Apr 16, 2013 03:54
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